Parent Involvement

Partnerships Enhance Children’s Growth

St Paul’s values strong parent-school partnerships, enhancing children’s faith, education, community spirit, and resources.

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At St Paul’s we value the partnerships forged between parents and the school. We believe such relationships enhance the faith development as well as the social and educational outcomes for children. Engagement with parents also allows the school to benefit from a broader resource and encourages community spirit and cohesion.

“Parents have a particularly important part to play in the educating community, since it is to them that primary and natural responsibility for their children’s education belongs.”

CEOM Policy 2.25

St Paul’s is fortunate to have a parent community that works proudly to support programs, assist with the provision of resources, and jointly oversee the maintenance of grounds and facilities. St Paul’s encourages all families to become involved in the life of the school and their child’s education. The following are current avenues of participation that parents may wish to consider according to personal interests, abilities and availability.

Parent Involvement

School Advisory Council

The School Advisory Council comprises the Parish Priest, Principal, Staff Representative and an elected body of parents. The Council meets approximately twice per term. The Council acts as a forum for discussion on matters pertaining to education issues, curriculum and public relations. A variety of sub-committees emanate from the Advisory Council, including the Grounds Committee and the Parents & Friends Committee. Members of the school community may attend meetings of the Advisory Council. Nominations for vacant positions on the Advisory Council are called three weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting.

Parents & Friends

St Paul’s has a very active Parents and Friends Committee. Meetings are held each month and all parents are welcome to attend. The P&F supports the school through a variety of fundraising initiatives and social events, including, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day gift stalls, Hot Lunch Days and the famous St Paul’s Country Fair, held every two years.

Classroom Programs

Parents have the opportunity to assist with classroom programs throughout the year. A parent helpers program has been designed to provide interested parents with an insight into the development of early literacy skills in young children. The implementation of a successful literacy program is dependent upon the support of parents who have been trained in this area.

Excursions

At St Paul’s we appreciate the assistance of parents on school excursions. Support is often required with inter-school sport, the various camp programs and school sports days.

Working Bees

In an effort to reduce overall school maintenance costs, parents are encouraged to attend one working bee throughout the year. Every working bee concludes with a morning or afternoon tea where parents have the opportunity to socialise. Working bees are scheduled throughout the year and are advertised in the school newsletter.

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Following are the uniform requirements for all students:

SCHOOL UNIFORM – GIRLS
Summer (Terms 1 & 4) Winter (Terms 2 & 3)
School check dress
School tunic or brown school trousers
Fawn ankle socks
Monogrammed yellow long sleeve polo top or yellow skivvy
Brown shoes
School jumper
School hat
Brown tights
Brown shoes

SCHOOL UNIFORM – BOYS
Summer (Terms 1 & 4) Winter (Terms 2 & 3)
School short sleeve shirt Brown school trousers
Brown school shorts Monogrammed yellow long sleeve polo top or yellow skivvy
Brown shoes School jumper
School Hat Fawn ankle socks
Brown shoes

SPORTS UNIFORM – GIRLS
Summer (Terms 1 & 4) Winter (Terms 2 & 3)
Brown pleated netball skirt or brown school sports shorts Brown school track pants
Brown or black sports brief (under skirt) Monogrammed brown school track top
Monogrammed yellow short sleeve polo top Monogrammed yellow short sleeve polo top
White sports socks White sports socks
White runners Brown pleated netball skirt may be worn over the track pants
School Hat

SPORTS UNIFORM – BOYS
Summer (Terms 1 & 4) Winter (Terms 2 & 3)
Brown school sports shorts Brown school track pants
Monogrammed yellow short sleeve polo top Monogrammed brown school track top
White sports socks Monogrammed yellow short sleeve polo top
White runners White sports socks
School Hat

A monogrammed school wet weather jacket, school bag and library bag are also available from the school.

School excursion bags are compulsory for all school excursions. These can be purchased from the Uniform Shop.

The school uniform can be ordered and purchased through the School Uniform Service, which is run on a purely voluntary basis by parents. The shop is open every Tuesday from 9.00am – 10.00am. There will also be some dates prior to school year start, which will be advised for new parents in due course. Uniform order forms can also be completed and left at the office.

Secondhand Uniform Shop

St Paul’s run a secondhand uniform shop at the school. All items are sold by gold coin donation. A team of parent volunteers coordinate the secondhand uniform. Parents can contact the office or the parents directly to purchase secondhand uniform.

Special Events

During the year there are many events where the parents can participate or provide assistance. For example, school sports carnival, St Paul’s Feast Day, events related to whole school topics, sacramental celebrations, and evening faith gatherings.